GB2364169B - Electro-active devices - Google Patents

Electro-active devices

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Publication number
GB2364169B
GB2364169B GB0124440A GB0124440A GB2364169B GB 2364169 B GB2364169 B GB 2364169B GB 0124440 A GB0124440 A GB 0124440A GB 0124440 A GB0124440 A GB 0124440A GB 2364169 B GB2364169 B GB 2364169B
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electro
active devices
active
devices
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Expired - Fee Related
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GB0124440A
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GB2364169A (en
Inventor
Anthony Hooley
David Pearce
Ursula Ruth Lenel
Gareth Mckevitt
Mark Richard Shepherd
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1 Ltd
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Priority claimed from GBGB9930010.5A external-priority patent/GB9930010D0/en
Priority claimed from GB0020941A external-priority patent/GB0020941D0/en
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Priority to GB0124440A priority Critical patent/GB2364169B/en
Priority claimed from PCT/GB2000/004949 external-priority patent/WO2001047041A2/en
Publication of GB0124440D0 publication Critical patent/GB0124440D0/en
Publication of GB2364169A publication Critical patent/GB2364169A/en
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R17/00—Piezoelectric transducers; Electrostrictive transducers
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10N—ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10N30/00—Piezoelectric or electrostrictive devices
    • H10N30/20—Piezoelectric or electrostrictive devices with electrical input and mechanical output, e.g. functioning as actuators or vibrators
    • H10N30/204—Piezoelectric or electrostrictive devices with electrical input and mechanical output, e.g. functioning as actuators or vibrators using bending displacement, e.g. unimorph, bimorph or multimorph cantilever or membrane benders
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R2217/00—Details of magnetostrictive, piezoelectric, or electrostrictive transducers covered by H04R15/00 or H04R17/00 but not provided for in any of their subgroups
    • H04R2217/01—Non-planar magnetostrictive, piezoelectric or electrostrictive benders

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Thermistors And Varistors (AREA)
GB0124440A 1999-12-21 2000-12-21 Electro-active devices Expired - Fee Related GB2364169B (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB0124440A GB2364169B (en) 1999-12-21 2000-12-21 Electro-active devices

Applications Claiming Priority (5)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GBGB9930010.5A GB9930010D0 (en) 1999-12-21 1999-12-21 Piezoelectric devices, and uses therefor
GBGB0003136.9A GB0003136D0 (en) 1999-12-21 2000-02-14 Piezoelectric devices and uses therefor
GB0020941A GB0020941D0 (en) 1999-12-21 2000-08-24 Electro-active devices
GB0124440A GB2364169B (en) 1999-12-21 2000-12-21 Electro-active devices
PCT/GB2000/004949 WO2001047041A2 (en) 1999-12-21 2000-12-21 Electro-active devices

Publications (3)

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GB0124440D0 GB0124440D0 (en) 2001-12-05
GB2364169A GB2364169A (en) 2002-01-16
GB2364169B true GB2364169B (en) 2002-09-18

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Families Citing this family (1)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP1976036A3 (en) * 2007-03-30 2009-07-22 Tokai Rubber Industries, Ltd. Actuator

Citations (7)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE1945448A1 (en) * 1969-09-08 1971-03-11 Siemens Ag Piezoelectrically driven bending body, especially for clocks and relays
US3816774A (en) * 1972-01-28 1974-06-11 Victor Company Of Japan Curved piezoelectric elements
US3900748A (en) * 1972-01-31 1975-08-19 Zenith Radio Corp Torsional ceramic transducer
US4601539A (en) * 1983-05-07 1986-07-22 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Lens moving device using piezoelectric material
US5526601A (en) * 1993-12-14 1996-06-18 Kureha Kagaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha Flexure sensor and fishing rod equipped therewith
WO1998009339A1 (en) * 1996-08-29 1998-03-05 The University Of Birmingham Piezoelectric elements and devices incorporating same
GB2329514A (en) * 1997-09-05 1999-03-24 1 Ipr Limited Piezoelectric devices, aerogels and uses therefore

Patent Citations (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE1945448A1 (en) * 1969-09-08 1971-03-11 Siemens Ag Piezoelectrically driven bending body, especially for clocks and relays
US3816774A (en) * 1972-01-28 1974-06-11 Victor Company Of Japan Curved piezoelectric elements
US3900748A (en) * 1972-01-31 1975-08-19 Zenith Radio Corp Torsional ceramic transducer
US4601539A (en) * 1983-05-07 1986-07-22 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Lens moving device using piezoelectric material
US5526601A (en) * 1993-12-14 1996-06-18 Kureha Kagaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha Flexure sensor and fishing rod equipped therewith
WO1998009339A1 (en) * 1996-08-29 1998-03-05 The University Of Birmingham Piezoelectric elements and devices incorporating same
GB2329514A (en) * 1997-09-05 1999-03-24 1 Ipr Limited Piezoelectric devices, aerogels and uses therefore

Non-Patent Citations (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Title
DS Dancila et al, Adaptive Structures and Material Systems 1998. ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, pages 83-87 *

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